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Meaning of "equivalent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EQUIVALENT

From Late Latin aequivalēns, from aequivalēre to be equally significant, from Latin aequi-equi- + valēre to be worth.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUIVALENT

equivalent  [ɪˈkwɪvələnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUIVALENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equivalent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EQUIVALENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of equivalent in the English dictionary

The first definition of equivalent in the dictionary is equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, significance, etc. Other definition of equivalent is having the same or a similar effect or meaning. Equivalent is also having a particular property in common; equal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUIVALENT


ambivalent
æmˈbɪvələnt
benevolent
bɪˈnɛvələnt
excellent
ˈɛksələnt
graveolent
ˈɡrævɪələnt
heptavalent
hɛpˈtævələnt
indolent
ˈɪndələnt
insolent
ˈɪnsələnt
malevolent
məˈlɛvələnt
mucopurulent
ˌmjuːkəʊˈpjʊərələnt
non-violent
ˌnɒnˈvaɪələnt
nonchalant
ˈnɒnʃələnt
nonequivalent
ˌnɒnɪˈkwɪvələnt
omnibenevolent
ˌɒmnɪbəˈnɛvələnt
prevalent
ˈprɛvələnt
quantivalent
kwɒnˈtɪvələnt
sanguinolent
sæŋˈɡwɪnələnt
somnolent
ˈsɒmnələnt
ultraviolent
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələnt
unambivalent
ˌʌnæmˈbɪvələnt
violent
ˈvaɪələnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUIVALENT

equiv.
equivalence
equivalence relation
equivalency
equivalent air speed
equivalent circuit
equivalent focal length
equivalent weight
equivalently
equivalve
equivocal
equivocality
equivocally
equivocalness
equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocation
equivocator
equivocatory
equivoke

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUIVALENT

bivalent
covalent
divalent
dose equivalent
gram equivalent
hexavalent
monovalent
multivalent
pentavalent
polyvalent
quadrivalent
quinquivalent
septavalent
septivalent
sexavalent
silent
talent
tetravalent
transcalent
trivalent
univalent

Synonyms and antonyms of equivalent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EQUIVALENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «equivalent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of equivalent

Translation of «equivalent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUIVALENT

Find out the translation of equivalent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equivalent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equivalent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同等物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivalente
570 millions of speakers

English

equivalent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बराबर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُساوٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эквивалент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equivalente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমতুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

équivalent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bersamaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Äquivalent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同等のもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동등한 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lượng tương đương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समतुल्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eşdeğer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equivalente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekwiwalent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еквівалент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echivalent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισοδύναμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ekwivalent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motsvarighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekvivalent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equivalent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVALENT»

The term «equivalent» is very widely used and occupies the 6.016 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVALENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «equivalent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «equivalent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equivalent

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10 QUOTES WITH «EQUIVALENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word equivalent.
1
Colin Angle
Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need a walking robot in order to push an upright vacuum cleaner. It's gratuitous robotics!
2
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Proactive giving is what you do when you've found your passion. It expresses your values, interests and concerns. It engages not just your dollars, but also your mind, time, skills and networks - the philanthropic equivalent of leaning in, rather than leaning back. Most importantly, proactive giving is something you want to do.
3
Ishmael Beah
My mother tongue, Mende, is very expressive, very figurative, and when I write, I always struggle to find the English equivalent of things that I really want to say in Mende. For example, in Mende, you wouldn't say 'night came suddenly'; you would say 'the sky rolled over and changed its sides.'
4
Mary Kay Blakely
Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.
5
Barbara Block
White sharks and tuna travel for thousands of miles before returning to the same hot spot just as salmon do when they return to the same stream. These journeys are the marine equivalent of wildebeest migrations that take place on the Serengeti plain in Africa.
6
Andrew Bogut
I've had two unlucky injuries that are the equivalent of walking under 1,000 ladders and seeing 1,000 black cats.
7
Marcus Brigstocke
Catholicism has the clerical equivalent to a nut allergy - even a small exposure to change, and the whole thing will go into anaphylactic shock.
8
Poppy Z. Brite
My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove.
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Anita Brookner
Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.
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Ginny Brown-Waite
While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years, there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUIVALENT»

Discover the use of equivalent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equivalent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mental Equivalent
body, a satisfactory vocation, friends, opportunities, and above all the understanding of God—you must furnish a mental equivalent. Supply yourself with a mental equivalent, and the thing must come to you. Withouta mental equivalentit ...
Emmett Fox, 2013
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Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Irons and Steels
The First Edition of the Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Irons and Steels was published in 1979. This Fifth Edition carries on the tradition of continually expanding the listings of specifications and designations used by standards organizations ...
Fran Cverna, Patricia Conti, 2006
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Discover Equivalent Fractions
Learn how to find equivalent fractions.
Benchmark Education Company, Brett Kelly, 2007
4
Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
Wrought. Copper,. Brasses,. Europe UNS numbers and US grades are provided as a means of cross referencing chemically similar alloys. Exchangability is only possible after independent examination of specifications. Tensile properties are ...
Fran Cverna, 2001
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A Dictionary of English and Portuguese Equivalent Proverbs
Apresenta relação de 1809 provérbios, em língua inglesa com seus equivalentes em língua portuguêsa e o agrupamento daqueles de mesmo significado.
Teodor Flonta, 2001
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Alkali-aggregate Reaction in Concrete Roads and Bridges
Instead, a concept known as the Na20 equivalent is calculated using the expression: Na20 equivalent (%) = Na20 (%) + (62.0/94.2) x K20 (%) = Na20 (%) + 0.658 x K20 (%) It should be noted that although this use of the word " equivalent" has ...
Graham West, 1996
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Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering
The resistance of pipe fittings to flow can be evaluated in terms of an equivalent length of straight pipe. Each type of pipe fitting has its specific flow resistance expressed as a ratio of the equivalent length of straight pipe over its diameter (L1 ID) ...
Romeo T. Toledo, 1999
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Dynamics for Engineers
5.7 Replacement of a Single Force by a Force and a Couple The process of replacing a single force acting at a given point on a body by an equivalent force- couple system at a second point was developed in Chapter 4 for the two- dimensional ...
Bichara B. Muvdi, 1997
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Worldwide guide to equivalent nonferrous metals and alloys
A companion volume to the Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Irons and Steels, 4th Edition, this reference book gives you the same complete coverage and identical format for nonferrous metals and alloys.
William C. Mack, George C. Hsu, ASM International, 1996
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Hyperbolic Functions: With Configuration Theorems and ...
This single-volume compilation of three books centers on Hyperbolic Functions, an introduction to the relationship between the hyperbolic sine, cosine, and tangent, and the geometric properties of the hyperbola.
V. G. Shervatov, B. I. Argunov, L.A. Skornyakov, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUIVALENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equivalent is used in the context of the following news items.
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French medical drama is cinematic equivalent of a spinal tap
The medical drama “Hippocrates: Diary of a French Doctor” certainly does a convincing job depicting a highly dysfunctional and decaying ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
2
Etanercept Biosimilar Equivalent in RA
A biosimilar to etanercept was confirmed as being equivalent to the original biologic as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in a phase III ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
3
The euro has become the equivalent of a straitjacket for Greece
For Greece, it has become the equivalent of a straitjacket. So why doesn't Greece drop the euro and restore its freedom of maneuver? A cheap ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
4
Chinese stock market falls by equivalent of entire 2014 UK …
THE Chinese stock market has fallen by one-third over the past month, equivalent in value to the entire UK economic output for 2014. While all ... «CommonSpace, Jul 15»
5
Yankees receiving equivalent to midseason acquisitions in Ellsbury …
July is the time when trade rumors begin to swirl around Major League Baseball. For the New York Yankees it's typically a busy period for such ... «Yankees Unscripted, Jul 15»
6
EPA rates Toyota Mirai at 67 mpg equivalent
The EPA has officially rated the Mirai at 67 city/67 highway miles per gallon equivalent. Toyota says the car has a range of 312 miles – more ... «ecomento.com, Jul 15»
7
Israel, Brazil added to list of countries with API GMP standards …
... added Israel and Brazil to a list of countries outside the EU that have standards of manufacture and supervision of APIs equivalent to those of ... «In-PharmaTechnologist.com, Jul 15»
8
This is Texas' equivalent of the Taj Mahal
This is Texas' equivalent of the Taj Mahal. San Antonio's Mission Trail has just joined the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, making it the ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
9
Mobile App Serves as Recovering Addicts' Equivalent to Facebook
Today, about 2,500 people use the test version of iRecoverApp to find and instant-message other recovering addicts in their area. by Marie ... «Government Technology, Jul 15»
10
Life insurers to see 12-15% growth on annual premium equivalent
Life insurance industry in India is expected to grow at a rate of 12-15% Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) basis in FY16, said ICRA in a ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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